17th

A form of seventeenth — The ordinal form of the number seventeen.

Meanings

adjective17th (not comparable)

alternative 17ᵗʰ

  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of seventeenth.

    In 16th and 17th century Britain, for example, women’s alopecia was sometimes interpreted as retribution for sins, including adultery.

    2024 March 31, Glen Jankowski, “Alopecia in art history: The many ways women’s hair loss has been interpreted”, in CNN

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecoming next after the sixteenth in position

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans 17de, 17e
  • 17deabbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
  • 17eabbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
Finnish 17.
  • 17.abbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
French 17ème
  • 17èmeabbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
German 17.
  • 17.abbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
Greek 17ος
  • 17ος (17os)abbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
Hindi १७वाँ, १७वीं
  • १७वाँ (17vā̃)abbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
  • १७वीं (17vī̃)abbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
Hungarian 17.
  • 17.abbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
Icelandic 17.
  • 17.abbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
Italian 17º
  • 17ºabbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
Norwegian 17.
  • 17.abbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
Polish 17.
  • 17.abbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
Spanish 17.º
  • 17.ºabbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
Swedish 17:e
  • 17:eabbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
Turkish 17'üncü, 17.
  • 17'üncüabbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
  • 17.abbreviation of seventeenth — see also seventeenth
Cite this entry
APA

17th. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/17th

MLA

“17th.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/17th. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “17th,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/17th.

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